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Slavery, indenture and the law : assembling a nation in colonial Mauritius / Nandini S. Boodia-Canoo.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boodia-Canoo, Nandini S., author.
- Series:
- Routledge research in legal history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Social aspects--Mauritius--History--19th century.
- Law.
- Slavery--Law and legislation--Mauritius--History--19th century.
- Slavery.
- Indentured servants--Legal status, laws, etc--Mauritius--History--19th century.
- Indentured servants.
- Slavery--Mauritius--History--19th century.
- Labor laws and legislation--Mauritius--History--19th century.
- Labor laws and legislation.
- Mauritius--Social conditions--19th century.
- Mauritius.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 volume.)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2023.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Historical background
- The abolition of the slave trade
- The abolition of slavery
- Informal indentiture and apprenticeships
- State-regulated indenture and the emergence of an Indian peasantry
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Based on author's thesis (doctoral - University of London, School of Oriental and African Studies, 2017) issued uner title: Assembling a nation : law, labour and identities in 19th century Mauritius.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9781000832815 (electronic bk.)
- 1000832813 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 40031529100
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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